Were the courts right in throwing out the army representatives, youths & workers from parliament?
Background
The constitutional court on Monday threw out the
representatives of the army, youths and workers in parliament saying they were
in the house illegally.
The ruling was drafted by a Coram of five judges and read by
justice Remmy Kasule on Tuesday and other justices on the panel were Augustine Nshimye, Ruby Opio, Richard Buteera,
Fredrick Egonda-Ntende.
The judges unanimously agreed that the MP’s continued stay
in the August House was illegal.
The ruling followed a series of petitions filed in 2010 by a
group of ‘concerned’ voters contesting the procedures that government uses in
electing MP’s for the special interest groups.
This has attracted a lot of mixed reactions and debate from the
public.
The opposition Mp’s in parliament have also been complaining
over the involvement of the army in the parliamentary affairs saying they have
always taken sides with the ruling NRM, government and in a way also have
influenced the legislative processes.
Question
Were the courts of law justified in throwing out representatives of the army, youths & workers as well as questioning the procedures of their election in to parliament?
A. Yes
B. No
Instructions
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